Owen Smith’s voting in Parliament

Owen Smith is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

This is a selection of Owen Smith’s votes.

• Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes
• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes
• Almost always voted against reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes
• Almost always voted against reducing central government funding of local government Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Owen Smith’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Owen Smith’s full vote analysis page for more.

Owen Smith has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Employment: Disability 13 Jun 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on halving the disability employment gap.

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Pensions 13 Jun 2016

  To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Government has made on steps to introduce a pensions dashboard by 2019.

• Business of the House: Disability Employment Gap 8 Jun 2016

  indicated assent.

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Profile

Labour MP for Pontypridd

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Wales
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Treasury
• HM Treasury
• Health
• Universal Credit
• Departmental Procurement
• Child Care
• Children: Maintenance
• Welfare Tax Credits

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (14 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (14 May 2012 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Wales) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 28 Nov 2011)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Kim Howells
• Brynmor John
• Arthur Pearson
• David Davies
• Thomas Jones

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (38 out of 40)
• Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (4 out of 14)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Owen Smith’s speeches
• Has received answers to 136 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 58.04% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 101 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Owen Smith’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 244 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)